1. Leases, Addendums & Disclosures

The LPA Lease with Purchase Option! Specially Caters to residential properties. This version of The LPA Lease is tailored to protect the landlord in a Purchase Option deal. Contains full detailed Purchase Option Agreement clause. Downloadable for legal size (8.5"X14") or letter size (8.5"X11") paper.

The LPA Furnished Lease Rental Agreement with Inventory Checklist covers the most important aspects of furnished Apartment, Condominium and House Renting, including a complete inventory checklist of furnishings included in the rental. Great for Seasonal & Vacation rentals. This form includes all the LPA's latest Landlord Protection updates. Downloadable for legal size (8.5"X14") or letter size (8.5"X11") paper.

The LPA Lease is a unique "MUST HAVE" item for any landlord - praised by attorneys and judges!"A whole landlord education is squeezed into The LPA Lease!" If a lease was ever JAM PACKED with Landlord Protection, it's this one. An instruction manual for how to be a good tenant in your rental property. Specially written to cater to residential houses and apartments. Can be used for Month to Month or Fixed Term tenancies. Includes link to sample filled in lease with instructions.Downloadable for legal size (8.5"X14") or letter size (8.5"X11") paper.

This version of The LPA Lease is designed specifically to protect landlords against common tenant situations when renting apartments and condominiums. Can be used for Month to Month or Fixed Term tenancies. The LPA Apartment Lease is also packed with maximum Landlord Protection!Downloadable for legal size (8.5"X14") or letter size (8.5"X11") paper.

The Landlord Protection Agency created The LPA Lease - SPANISH VERSION for landlords who have spanish speaking tenants. In some states, the landlord is required to supply non-english speaking tenants with a copy of the lease in their own language. Downloadable for legal size (8.5"X14") or letter size (8.5"X11") paper.

The Landlord Protection Agency created The LPA Apartment Lease - SPANISH VERSION for landlords who have spanish speaking tenants. In some states, the landlord is required to supply non-english speaking tenants with a copy of the lease in their own language.Downloadable for legal size (8.5"X14") or letter size (8.5"X11") paper.

This version of the LPA Lease is for those who prefer larger print for easier reading. Packed with all the same landlord protection as the original LPA Lease.Can be used for Month to Month or Fixed Term tenancies. Downloadable for legal size (8.5"X14") or letter size (8.5"X11") paper.

The LPA Commercial Net Lease Agreement is an adaptation of the LPA Lease designed to accommodate small businesses in commercial properties. This form offers a high level of Landlord Protection while being very direct and clear about the tenant's responsibilities. Includes choice for Triple Net.Downloadable for legal size (8.5"X14") or letter size (8.5"X11") paper.

If you're looking for a quick and easy lease signing, but don't want to make a big sacrifice in landlord protection, this form may be just what you are looking for. Although less detailed, it contains many of the same legal elements as the LPA Lease and is less intimidating to the tenant. Letter size (8.5"X11") paper.

By request of our customers and members, we have adapted the LPA Rental Agreement for those of you who need a month to month agreement. We made some minor adjustments so now, you don't have to. Downloadable for legal size (8.5"X14") or letter size (8.5"X11") paper.

The Credit Reporting Disclosure Notice informs the tenants that you intend to report positive and negative payment history to the credit and tenant reporting bureaus. The form points out that the tenants' record will be affected by their rent payments, cleanliness and overall performance.

Appliance problems are one of the most common complaints generated from tenants. The Appliance Agreement is an excellent way to reduce complaints and expenses concerning the repair or replacement of your appliances.

Your tenant will feel more secure having the First Right of Refusal as an actual addendum to the lease, knowing the property will not be sold from under him. An addendum brings special attention to to the topic and helps the tenant feel the value of the opportunity and the gesture.

If you are renting with the option to buy, you may use The Purchase Option Agreement addendum to be added to your lease or rental agreement as an addendum. (The LPA Lease with Purchase Option contains this agreement.)

Protects the landlord by contractually by obligating the rental residents to obey laws and keep the rental property free of any criminal activity or drugs.
Violation of any provisions is a material breach of the lease and gives the landlord legal cause for immediate termination of the tenancy.

The Carbon Monoxide Addendum is a safety form which helps make sure the tenant complies with local carbon monoxide safety practices and also reinforces the maintenance responsibilities of the tenant concerning your carbon monoxide detector.

The No Smoking Notice & Reminder form can be used as an addendum to emphasize the No Smoking rule. It can also be a notice to inform tenants that they are in violation of their No Smoking clause in the lease agreement. In the event your existing lease doesn't cover smoking, you can use it to initiate a new No Smoking rule for your rental.

The Mold Addendum makes the tenant responsible to keep the property free of mold and mildew through maintainance. It also makes the tenant liable for cleaning and repair expenses resulting from mold damage.

The Non E-mail Disclosure Addendum discourages the tenant from easily abusing contact with the landlord through email. In today's hi-tech society, it is common to find tenants though internet ads, such as Craigslist, The LPA Rental Ads and other rental websites. This is how the tenants usually obtain the landlord's email address. Also reaffirms that official notices must be in writing and delivered by certified mail.

Inventory Checklist makes it simple for you to keep track of personal property and furnishings provided to a tenant in your furnished rental(s). Documenting items of personal property with the tenant seems to help keep them from disappearing. * This form is not needed if you are using The LPA Furnished Lease - Rental Agreement with Inventory Checklist

Nervous about whether tenants will care for your pool properly in a responsible way while also limiting your liability? This pool addendum will define what the tenant is responsible for and offer you the landlord protection you need.

The Swing Set - Yard Accessory Addendum helps you enforce what is allowed and what is not in the backyard of your rental property. It can also be used as an amendment to the lease for existing situations.

This disclosure form is required by HUD on all housing built before 1978. Landlords and real estate agents must disclose whether or not they have knowledge of the existence of any lead based paint hazards on the premises.

You can make additions or amendments to your lease agreement with an addendum signed by the landlord and tenant. This is a standard blank lease addendum form used for making additional information or clauses a part of the lease. The Adobe PDF non-editable version of this form is offered in Free Forms.

Certain things need to be considered when a tenant has a waterbed. The Waterbed Addendum specifically covers the tenant's responsibilities concerning the use of a waterbed in the dwelling.The Adobe PDF non-editable version of this form is offered in Free Forms.

The LPA's Satellite Dish / Cable TV Addendum is an excellent addition to many leases and rental agreements in the event you decide to allow the tenant the option of having cable television or a satellite dish antenna installed on your rental property. Protect your property from the damages of a sloppy installation & removal.

2. Rental Applications, Tenant Screening, Move-In

The LPA RENTAL APPLICATION continues to aid landlords in tenant screening with ease and efficiency. This version has been streamlined with only the key essentials needed to conduct a quick and efficient tenant screening on one letter sized page.

The LPA RENTAL APPLICATION is a collection of the best tenant screening ideas that we have found necessary to compile into what we feel is one of the BEST RENTAL APPLICATIONS around!Downloadable for legal size (8.5"X14") or letter size (8.5"X11") paper. [Updated 4/24/10]

Remove any doubt of whether the tenant is being up front with you. Not only will you have the tenant's full authorization to do a criminal report with law enforcement agencies, but also the written authorization required to obtain a credit report. (The LPA Rental Application already includes credit authorization and screening fee agreement)

Ever rent to a tenant simply because he was pushy, and you couldn't say NO? Protect yourself with a denial letter to inform the applicant that their application was not approved. Check off the appropriate reason(s).
If you reject an applicant because of negative information on his credit report, an Adverse Action Letter is needed to comply with FCRA (Fair Credit Reporting Act) regulations.

The LPA™ Pet Request & Application is made for existing tenants as well as prospective tenants who desire to have a pet in the rental. Allows the landlord to decide whether to accept or reject the request for a pet before entering into a Pet Agreement Addendum.

The Employment Verification Form allows you to request a tenant authorized written verification of employment from the tenant's employer. This authorizes the employer to share confidential information such as income with the prospective landlord or property manager.

Score your Tenant-Finder™ Worksheet to help you evaluate the prospective applicant. Before making an appointment to show your property to an applicant, examine your findings. The LPA Tenant-Finder™ Prospect Qualifying Chart will help you determine a more accurate score for each applicant.[Updated 6/5/06]

Before giving out the address of your rental property and committing your time to a doomed appointment with an unqualified renter, you can use the Tenant-Finder™ Telephone Worksheet to more carefully evaluate which prospects are worth meeting with. Print up a pile of them to screen your next tenant![Added New 5/18/06]

This is a popular Rental Binder used by many Realtors. Many people actually use it as a basic rental agreement! It's not really meant to be a rental agreement or rental application, but is a pre-contract form used as a binder receipt to show an offer has been made with an earnest money deposit.
The Adobe PDF non-editable version of this form is offered in Free Forms.

The Condition Inspection Report is not only a complete Move-In and Move-Out Condition checklist signed by the tenant at Move-In, it also puts the tenant on notice that the condition has been documented, dated, and acknowledged.Downloadable for legal size (8.5"X14") or letter size (8.5"X11") paper.

This is a stronger Lease Violation Notice that doesn't bother with niceties. It hits harder with language stronger, more direct and legally to the point. It legally warns and informs the tenants that they are on notice that they need to correct any listed violation(s) in order to bring their lease back into good standing. It is a serious-looking document identifying the violation(s) and instructing the tenant to correct the situation with a specified deadline or face unpleasant consequences.

The Lease Violation Notice legally warns and informs the tenants that they are on notice that they need to correct any listed violation(s) in order to bring their lease back into good standing. It is a serious-looking document identifying the violation(s) and instructing the tenant to correct the situation with a specified deadline.

Ever lose money to tenants because you got tired of going after them for past due charges? The Notice of Charges Due helps make the task of collecting past due balances much easier. Don't lose those old late fees, unpaid partial rents, etc.

The Notice to Pay Rent or Quit is used to notify the tenant that the rent payment is overdue and payable. This Eviction Notice legally warns the tenant that you are about to begin eviction proceedings if the default is not cured within a set amount of days and it also makes a Formal Demand For Payment. Many evictions have been adjourned by the judge because the landlord failed to make a Formal Demand for Payment. Includes California requirements.[Updated 3/12/09]

This official Late Notice / Demand for Payment sums up charges the tenant is indebted to owner and warns the tenant of pending eviction. This form demands compliance by a fixed date or the tenancy shall be deemed terminated.

The LPA's Urgent Late Notice - Eviction Status Warning (Strong Version) translated to SPANISH for landlords who have spanish speaking tenants. In some states, the landlord is required to supply non-english speaking tenants with a copy of the lease in their own language. Enforce your lease with your Spanish speaking tenants even if you don't speak Spanish.

A late notice is one thing, but an Urgent Late Notice is pretty serious. It is an attractive, intimidating, and official-looking form which we modeled after a 72 Hour Eviction Notice posted by our Sheriff's Department while evicting a tenant. It is designed to make the tenant pay the rent plus late charges, before legal fees and other charges are added on.

The Lease Obligations Reminder Letter allows the landlord to enforce the terms of the lease by politely bringing the tenant's attention to certain items and covenants in the lease agreement that may have been overlooked or forgotten about.

The Rent Statement Mailer allows you to supply your tenants with a professional looking monthly statement the same way your bank mails you your credit card statement. More tenants who receive a regular monthly statement remember to pay the rent early or on time to avoid late charges.

A Notice to Comply is a lease enforcer used to keep your tenants from forgetting any outstanding items required for your information or lease requirements. Sometimes a lease is executed while certain items are not present as they should be. Other items you require may not be available until sometime after the lease signing, such as a copy of the renter's insurance policy, service contracts, etc. The lease is technically in violation until the tenant produces these items to be in full compliance.

The Attorney's Fee Warning Notice gives the tenant one last opportunity to pay and avoid an attorney's fee before you send the account to your eviction attorney. Use this form only after you have your tenant has not responded in reasonable time to your Urgent Late Notice.

The LPA Dishonored Check Notice will inform the tenant that the rent check was returned for insufficient funds. It will ask for the balance due along with any applicable bounced check charges, late fees, and daily late charges as agreed in your lease. [Added 10/7/08]

This form is signed by the tenants and advises them that although their account is in "eviction status", they are being granted a one time opportunity to bring current their arrears by a preset date. In the event the default plus any other charges are not paid by the deadline, the eviction proceedings will continue until the tenants are vacated.

We created the Eviction Information Sheet to save you time and money by making it as easy as possible for an eviction attorney to begin an eviction with all the relevant case information immediately available.

Your LPA Lease includes a daily rental clause which has been used successfully to avoid costly evictions. The tenant agrees and authorizes you to have him removed, arrested and prosecuted in the event he fails to rectify his default situation as outlined in your Notice of Execution of Daily Rental.

When your lease provides for annual increases, often many tenants forget to send the increased amount of rent at the scheduled time. The Adobe PDF non-editable version of this form is also offered in Free Forms.

Gives the tenant reasons to avoid the eviction process.
Explains the immediate and future drawbacks to the tenant caused by the process of eviction and it's aftermath.
The Adobe PDF non-editable version of this form is also offered in Free Forms.

This form reminds the tenant that the rent was paid late and a late fee is still due. Past due penalties can become added rent, which can put a tenant's lease in default standing. It is imperative to notify tenants immediately of penalties due.

The Lease Update/Change of Terms Notice is introduced to the tenant in the LPA Lease. A valid Lease Update/Change of Terms notice enables the landlord to change, add, or remove information in the lease agreement.

The property management contract allows the owner of rental property and the property manager to specify the details of their responsibilities towards each other concerning a specific or multiple rental properties.

Notifies the tenant of a transfer of property ownership. The form instructs that the terms of the lease agreement are still in full force. It also provides the tenant with new contact information concerning the new landlord.

The Lease Renewal Option maintains and preserves the integrity of your lease with tenants who wish to continue their tenancy after your lease with them expires. It also provides for rent increases and instructions on notice to vacate.[Updated 4/13/11]

The Rent Increase Letter is a simple form letter which tells the tenant of the amount of their rent increase, when the increase takes effect, and the new payment amount. It is a polite notice which reaffirms that all the terms and notice periods agreed on in their lease will remain in full force.[Updated 4/13/11]

Do your tenants know what not to flush? Or what not to put in your drain? Cut your plumbing expenses and maintenance time by requiring your tenants to practice proper plumbing care with a Plumbing Stoppage & Drain Maintenance Notice.

The Notice to Renew or Vacate is a combination form which can be used as a lease renewal form or a tenant's notice to vacate.
The Adobe PDF non-editable version of this form is also offered in Free Forms.

Urge tenants before move-out to avoid clean up charges and deductions from their security deposit and to make arrangements as soon as possible to get rid of their unwanted items, rather than leave them behind in or around the property.The Adobe PDF non-editable version of this form is offered in Free Forms.

The pre-written Security Deposit Return in Full Letter thanks the tenants for their performance in your rental and offers them a positive references in the future if needed. A handy time saving touch when returning a full deposit.

Let's get the tenants to pay early! The Early Payment Discount Voucher allows the landlord to give the Tenant an incentive to pay the rent early. It can be used as a one time event or for any span of rent periods you want.
The LPA Lease already includes the Early Payment Discount clause, but this voucher can even be used in addition to that as an added incentive. It is especially helpful to landlords who don't have their tenants on The LPA Lease yet!

This form is used by the tenant give proper written notice to the landlord when the tenant is vacating and states that the tenant will cooperate with showing the property for re-rental or sale. Helps reinforce proper move-out procedure. The Adobe PDF non-editable version of this form is offered in Free Forms.

Many landlords require the use of a key receipt in order to document the official the official release of possession to the tenant at move in or the return of possession of the premises at move-out.
The Adobe PDF non-editable version of this form is also offered in Free Forms.

In the event you refund security to a tenant in person, this form is a receipt and a release of any future claims by the tenant.
The Adobe PDF non-editable version of this form is also offered in Free Forms.

Collect your rent in cash? Whether it's in cash or check, or only at lease signings, every landlord needs a supply of rent receipts.
The Adobe PDF non-editable version of this form is also offered in Free Forms.

Alerts the tenant before or after tenancy what kind of move-out charges he or she can expect for damages, cleaning or neglect caused as a result of tenant's occupancy.The Adobe PDF non-editable version of this form is offered in Free Forms.

Need a system to keep track of all your tenant information quickly and easily? If you have multiple tenants, the Quick Glance Tenant Chart can help. This spreadsheet is a handy tool to keep with you or on your office wall. You will have all key tenant information available at a glance.* Legal size paper (8.5 x 14) Landscape setting.

"My LPA Membership has saved me from so many expensive tenant problems, it has already paid for itself many times over." - Louis C., LPA Member since February 2001.

"The LPA Lease has become my favorite lease, and enforcing it with the Essential Forms is even better. Managing my properties (tenants) has become much easier." - Jack Klein, LPA Member since May 2001.

"How much did your last tenant problem cost you?""I expect your LPA Membership and arsenal of Essential Landlord Forms to save you from countless pitfalls and many now avoidable expenses in the coming years!" - John Nuzzolese, The Landlord Protection Agency, Inc.

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